2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships

Cape Verdean Football Championships
Season	2007
Champions	Sporting Clube da Praia
Matches played	36
Goals scored	93 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kadú (9)
Biggest home win	Académico do Aeroporto
Highest scoring	Académica do Mindelo
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The 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships season was the 28th of the competition of the first-tier football in Cape Verde. Its started on 12 May and finished on 21 July, earlier than the last season. The tournament was organized by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol (Cape Verdean Football Federation, FCF).^[1]^{[dead link‍]} Sporting would win their 6th title and second straight after defeating Académica do Mindelo in penalty kicks. They would have entry to the 2008 CAF Champions League. No second place team would also participate in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup

Sporting Clube da Praia was the defending team of the title. A total of 12 clubs participated in the competition, one from each island league and one who won the last season's title. As Sporting Praia won the 2006 national title, Académica da Praia, runner-up of the island division would compete in the championships.

The season at the time would have the second club to win two back to back titles after CS Mindelense in 1976 and 1977.

The biggest win was Académico do Aeroporto who won 8-0 against Sporting from Porto Novo, the most number of goals was Académica do Mindelo. In the knockout stage, three of the four clubs would be with the name Académic-, The Battle of Académica would feature two homonymous clubs from Praia and Mindelo and the latter would win two goals (one per match).

Participating clubs

Sporting Clube da Praia, winner of the 2006 Cape Verdean Football Championships
SC Sal Rei, winner of the Boa Vista Island League
SC Morabeza, winner of the Brava Island League
Vulcânicos FC, winner of the Fogo Island League
Académica da Calheta, winner of the Maio Island League
Académico do Aeroporto, winner of the Sal Island League
Scorpion Vermelho, winner of the Santiago Island League (North)
Académica da Praia, runner-up of the Santiago Island League (South)
Rosariense, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (North)
Sporting Clube do Porto Novo, winner of the Santo Antão Island League (South)
FC Ultramarina, winner of the São Nicolau Island League
Académica do Mindelo, winner of the São Vicente Island League

Information about the clubs

Club	Location
Académica da Calheta	Calheta
Académica (Mindelo)	Mindelo
Académica da Praia	Praia
Académico do Aeroporto	Espargos
SC Morabeza	Vila Nova Sintra
Rosariense Clube	Ribeira Grande
SC Sal Rei	Sal Rei
Scorpion Vermelho	Santa Cruz
Sporting Clube da Praia	Praia
Sporting Clube do Porto Novo	Porto Novo
FC Ultramarina	Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Vulcânicos FC	São Filipe

League standings

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Académica	5	4	1	0	16	0	+16	13
2	Sporting Clube da Praia	5	3	1	1	11	1	+10	10
3	SC Sal Rei	5	2	2	1	6	9	-3	8
4	FC Ultramarina	5	2	2	1	6	9	-3	8
5	SC Morabeza	5	0	2	3	3	10	-7	2
6	Académica da Calheta	5	0	2	3	3	13	-10	2

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Académico do Aeroporto	5	3	2	0	10	3	+7	11
2	Académica da Praia	5	3	1	1	6	3	+3	10
3	Vulcânicos FC	5	3	0	2	8	5	+3	9
4	Rosariense Clube	5	2	1	2	5	3	+3	7
5	Scorpion Vermelho	5	2	0	3	5	5	0	6
6	Sporting Clube do Porto Novo	5	0	0	5	5	20	-15	0

Results

Week 1
Home	Score	Visitor	Date
Ultramarina	0 - 3	Académico Mindelo	12 May
Sporting Praia	5 - 0	Académica Calheta	13 May
Morabeza	1 - 3	Sal Rei	31 May
Académico Aeroporto	8 - 3	Sporting Porto Novo	12 May
Scorpion Vermelho	1 - 0	Rosariense	13 May
Académica Praia	1 - 0	Vulcânicos	30 May

Week 2
Home	Score	Visitor	Date
Académica Calheta	0 - 1	Ultramarina	19 May
Sal Rei	1 - 0	Sporting Praia	19 May
Académico Mindelo	3 - 0	Morabeza	20 May
Sporting Porto Novo	0 - 2	Scorpion Vermelho	19 May
Rosariense	2 - 1	Académica Praia	19 May
Vulcânicos	0 - 1	Académico Aeroporto	19 May

Week 3
Home	Score	Visitor	Date
Ultramarina	0 - 0	Sal Rei	26 May
Académico Mindelo	4 - 0	Académica Calheta	26 May
Morabeza	0 - 2	Sporting Praia	26 May
Académica Praia	0 - 0	Académico Aeroporto	26 May
Rosariense	3 - 0	Sporting Porto Novo	26 May
Scorpion Vermelho	2 - 3	Vulcânicos	27 May

Week 4
Home	Score	Visitor	Date
Sporting Praia	4 - 0	Ultramarina	9 June
Académico Mindelo	6 - 0	Sal Rei	9 June
Académica Calheta	1 - 1	Morabeza	9 June
Sporting Porto Novo	1 - 3	Académica Praia	9 June
Académico Aeroporto	1 - 0	Scorpion Vermelho	9 June
Rosariense	0 - 1	Vulcânicos	9 June

Week 5
Home	Score	Visitor	Date
Ultramarina	1 - 1	Morabeza	17 June
Sporting Praia	0 - 0	Académico Mindelo	23 June
Sal Rei	2 - 2	Académica Calheta	23 June
Académico Aeroporto	0 - 0	Rosariense	24 June
Vulcânicos	4 - 1	Sporting Porto Novo	24 June
Scorpion Vermelho	0 - 1	Académica Praia	24 June

Final Stages

Semi-Finals					Finals

	Sporting Clube da Praia	3	3	6
	Académico do Aeroporto	2	1	3		Sporting Clube da Praia	0	1	1
	Académica da Praia	0	0	0		Académica do Mindelo	0	1	1
	Académica do Mindelo	1	1	2